Lots of old money e.g sixpences etc

Amba_Gambla

it says on the back of cillit bang that it's not suitable for copper... beware!

ViksB

virgin_moneysaver wrote:

keep the ones that are worth something (see earlier posts re research, internet coin sites etc) any that aren't take to your bank, they have a conversion chart to exchange pre-decimal to current coinage. I took my old neighbours coin into my bank (Natwest) & they worked out what it was worth in todays money & gave it to me there & then

Anyidea what a sixpence, half crown etc are worth in todays money?

Can I exchange in any bank?

Thanks
Vikki

Rhino666

3d = 1.25 new pence
6d = 2.5 new pence
12d (shilling) = 5 new pence
24d (florin/2 shillings) = 10 new pence
30d (half crown/2.5 shillings) = 12.5 new pence
60d (crown/5 shillings) = 25 new pence

The old silver coins were all weight based so a crown weighed 5 times as much as a shilling and 10 times as much as a sixpence.

I used to work for the Natwest and never heard of any bank paying for coins that had been out of circulation for ages. Reckon it must have been a bank clerk who saw an opportunity to make some money :-)

Never clean copper coins - the paternation is part of the charm and unless they are supposedly uncirculated, adds to the value. I usually clean my silver coins, as long as the cleaning is removing unattractive dirt rather than paternation. Silver coins do not lend themselves to paternation in the same way that copper does. Some of the old Victorian pennies I found with my metal detector were almost black, others were the usual brown and some were greenish.

virgin_moneysaver

Rhino666 wrote:

3d = 1.25 new pence
6d = 2.5 new pence
12d (shilling) = 5 new pence
24d (florin/2 shillings) = 10 new pence
30d (half crown/2.5 shillings) = 12.5 new pence
60d (crown/5 shillings) = 25 new pence

The old silver coins were all weight based so a crown weighed 5 times as much as a shilling and 10 times as much as a sixpence.

I used to work for the Natwest and never heard of any bank paying for coins that had been out of circulation for ages. Reckon it must have been a bank clerk who saw an opportunity to make some money :-)

Never clean copper coins - the paternation is part of the charm and unless they are supposedly uncirculated, adds to the value. I usually clean my silver coins, as long as the cleaning is removing unattractive dirt rather than paternation. Silver coins do not lend themselves to paternation in the same way that copper does. Some of the old Victorian pennies I found with my metal detector were almost black, others were the usual brown and some were greenish.

no - they weren't on the make as you stated, they got a pre-printed list out of a folder & it was listed on that

Rhino666

'no - they weren't on the make as you stated, they got a pre-printed list out of a folder & it was listed on that'

That's very interesting as it was the Natwest I used to work for, albeit quite a number of years ago - there was no such scheme in place then. Does this mean that they will accept all old coins, including copper, defunct decimal and cupro-nickel at face value, with no charges ? I'm sure that a full explanation of this service would be very useful.

I have just been looking at the current market price of silver as am selling some bits on ebay - couldn't believe it - over £5.70 an ounce !

An ounce of silver makes up around 50p face value of British silver coins dated 1920 - 1946 and around 28p for pre 1920 British silver coins.

ViksB

So do you think there is a way of selling the silver coins for silver?

Might have to sort through my box and see exactly what I have!!

My sixpence that I listed on ebay sold for 56p and 50p postage. Which I didn't think was too bad.

Viks

Weymouth_Man

Volcano wrote:

I believe that a certain date for the old pennies is worth quite a bit as they didn't make many that year.....

You could do a bit of research on the 'net and find out if any of them are worth anything. I got a winston churchill crown from my dad last year and was well chuffed......until I found out they made thousands of them and it was worth about £1.95

If you had a 1933 penny you will be a rich person :j

pappadruid

Anyone know of any useful websites for coin valuation?? Might have to dig out my collection!!

ViksB

I used to collect coins which is probably why I have so many and people are still giving them to me and I stopped collecting 15 years ago!! However I do have a small book which gives the price of coins. Regarding the 1933 penny, normally tens of million pennies were minted that year there was only 6!!!, Unfortunatly I am not one of the lucky ones!!!
Does anyone know if you can sell the silver coins for their silver anywhere??
Thanks
Vikki